Chocolate Pound Cake

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January 24, 2022

This chocolate pound cake is so moist and delicious you won’t believe it.

A chocolate bundt cake with melted chocolate on top.

Chocolate Pound Cake

Ingredients
  

For the cake…

  • 1 ½ cups butter 3 sticks
  • 2 ½ cups sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 ½ cups cake flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ¼ coffee
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the ganache…

  • 2 cups dark chocolate chips
  • 1 cup hot heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp salt

Instructions
 

For the cake…

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Spray a cake pan well with baking spray. In a large bowl, combine butter and sugars. Cream with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
  • Add eggs one at a time, ensuring that each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next.
  • Add cocoa powder and combine.
  • Combine the buttermilk, coffee and vanilla in a bowl.
  • Add cake flour and buttermilk mixture, alternating, 1∕3 at a time.
  • Beat until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake in oven for approximately 55 – 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Let cake rest for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
  • Allow the cake to cool before pouring on the chocolate ganache.

For the ganache…

  • Heat the heavy cream to just before it starts to boil.
  • Pour the hot cream over the chocolate chips and let the chips begin to melt.
  • Whisk the chocolate and cream together until smooth.
  • Add salt and vanilla, continue whisking until desired consistency is achieved.

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